Chile has become the latest country in Latin America to veer toward the right, electing a deeply conservative veteran politician who has long attracted comparisons to Donald Trump.
Kast, 59, won a landslide victory by tapping into a deep well of resentment at the status quo in a country whiplashed by an unprecedented rise in organized crime
Experts say the new Latin American hard right underscores Trump’s influence.
At Kast’s victory rally Sunday in Santiago, Chile’s capital, supporters waved American flags, sported red “Make Chile great again” caps and raised banners emblazoned with Milei’s 2023 campaign slogan, “The force of change.”
Kast’s campaign said he would fly to Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Tuesday to meet with Milei about security and immigration.
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